diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 084fbd1..0ad28be 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -10,5 +10,4 @@ end
 
 group :jekyll_plugins do
     gem 'hash-joiner'
-    gem 'simple-rss'
 end
diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index e125490..c9f7505 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ hiring:                 false
 
 email:
     contact:            contact@bigchaindb.com
-    contact_formspree:  xgkblajx
-    contact_cc:         "contact@bigchaindb.com"
     cla:                xwojnopx
     cla_cc:             "upod-team@bigchaindb.com"
     gdpr:               gdpr@bigchaindb.com
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/analytics.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/analytics.js
index 1a2fc4b..029d030 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/analytics.js
+++ b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/analytics.js
@@ -135,22 +135,6 @@ var GoogleAnalytics = (function(w,d,$) {
         // All custom events
         //
 
-        // newsletter forms
-        gaEventNewsletterSuccess: function() {
-            ga('send', 'event', 'newsletter', 'subscribe', 'success');
-        },
-        gaEventNewsletterError: function() {
-            ga('send', 'event', 'newsletter', 'subscribe', 'error');
-        },
-
-        // contact forms
-        gaEventContactSuccess: function() {
-            ga('send', 'event', 'contact', 'contact_form', 'success');
-        },
-        gaEventContactError: function() {
-            ga('send', 'event', 'contact', 'contact_form', 'error');
-        },
-
         // CLA forms
         gaEventClaSuccess: function() {
             ga('send', 'event', 'cla', 'cla_form', 'success');
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/form-contact.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/form-contact.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 98e2a1f..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/form-contact.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-
-var FormContact = (function(w, d, $) {
-
-    'use strict';
-
-    var app, _private, _config;
-
-    _config = {
-        form:       $('#form-contact'),
-        formBtn:    $('#form-contact').find('.btn'),
-        formURL:    $('#form-contact').attr('action'),
-        formMethod: $('#form-contact').attr('method')
-    };
-
-    _private = {
-        formSubmit: function() {
-            _config.form.submit(function(e) {
-                e.preventDefault();
-
-                if ( $(this).parsley().isValid() ) {
-                    $.ajax({
-                        url: _config.formURL,
-                        method: _config.formMethod,
-                        data: $(this).serialize(),
-                        dataType: 'json',
-                        beforeSend: function() {
-                            _config.formBtn
-                                .addClass('disabled')
-                                .attr('value', 'Sending...');
-                        },
-                        success: function(data) {
-                            _config.form.find('.form-group').addClass('hide');
-                            _config.form.find('.alert--success').removeClass('hide');
-                            _config.formBtn.removeClass('disabled');
-
-                            // send GA event
-                            if (!_dntEnabled()) {
-                                GoogleAnalytics.gaEventContactSuccess();
-                            }
-                        },
-                        error: function(err) {
-                            _config.form.find('.alert--danger').removeClass('hide');
-                            _config.formBtn
-                                .removeClass('disabled')
-                                .attr('value', 'Send');
-
-                            // send GA event
-                            if (!_dntEnabled()) {
-                                GoogleAnalytics.gaEventContactError();
-                            }
-                        }
-                    });
-                }
-            });
-        }
-    };
-
-    app = {
-        init: function() {
-            _private.formSubmit();
-        }
-    };
-
-    return app;
-
-})(window, document, jQuery);
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/meetup.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/meetup.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e8942c7..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/meetup.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
-
-    const url = 'https://bigchaindb-meetups.now.sh'
-
-    function injectData(data) {
-        const events = data
-
-        // just grab the first item of array
-        const nextEvent = events[0]
-        const element = document.getElementsByClassName('js-social-link--meetup')[0]
-
-        if (nextEvent) {
-            const name = nextEvent.name
-            const link = nextEvent.link
-            const date = new Date(nextEvent.time).toLocaleDateString('en-us', {
-                month: 'short',
-                day: 'numeric'
-            })
-            const elementTitle = document.getElementsByClassName('meetup-title')[0]
-
-            elementTitle.innerHTML = `<span class="hero__community__label">${date}</span><strong> ${name}</strong>`
-            elementTitle.style.opacity = 1
-            element.href = link
-        } else {
-            element.classList.add('hide')
-        }
-    }
-
-    fetch(url)
-        .then(function(response) {
-            return response.json()
-        })
-        .then(function(data) {
-            injectData(data)
-        })
-        .catch(function(error) {
-            console.log(error)
-        })
-})
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/newsletter.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/newsletter.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 16fffa2..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/bigchain/newsletter.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-
-//=include vendor/jquery.ajaxchimp.js
-
-var Newsletter = (function(w, d, $) {
-
-    'use strict';
-
-    var app, _private, _config;
-
-    _config = {
-        newsletter: $('#newsletter')
-    },
-
-    _private = {
-        ajaxChimp: function() {
-            _config.newsletter.ajaxChimp({
-                callback: formCallback
-            });
-
-            function formCallback (resp) {
-                if (resp.result === 'success') {
-
-                    _config.newsletter.find('.input-group').addClass('hide');
-
-                    // send GA event
-                    if (!_dntEnabled()) {
-                        GoogleAnalytics.gaEventNewsletterSuccess();
-                    }
-
-                }
-                if (resp.result === 'error') {
-                    _config.newsletter.find('.btn')
-                        .removeClass('disabled')
-                        .text('Subscribe');
-
-                    // send GA event
-                    if (!_dntEnabled()) {
-                        GoogleAnalytics.gaEventNewsletterError();
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    };
-
-    app = {
-        init: function() {
-            _private.ajaxChimp();
-        }
-    };
-
-    return app;
-
-})(window, document, jQuery);
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-contact.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-contact.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 330ad64..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-contact.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-
-//=include bigchain/form-contact.js
-
-jQuery(function($) {
-
-    // init form
-    FormContact.init()
-});
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-front.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-front.js
index de5d9d2..9918655 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-front.js
+++ b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-front.js
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-//=include bigchain/newsletter.js
 //=include bigchain/github.js
-//=include bigchain/meetup.js
 
-jQuery(function($) {
+// jQuery(function($) {
 
-    Newsletter.init()
 
-})
+
+// })
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-getstarted.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-getstarted.js
index 9eb3d34..16c0f43 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-getstarted.js
+++ b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-getstarted.js
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 //=include gumshoejs/dist/gumshoe.js
 
 //=include bigchain/tab.js
-//=include bigchain/newsletter.js
 
 const bigchaindbUrl = 'https://test.bigchaindb.com'
 const apiPath = '/api/v1/'
 
-jQuery(function ($) {
+// jQuery(function ($) {
 
-    //
-    // init modules
-    //
-    Newsletter.init()
-
-})
+// })
 
 
 //
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-usecases.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-usecases.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4ac1750..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/page-usecases.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-//=include bigchain/newsletter.js
-
-jQuery(function($) {
-
-    //
-    // init modules
-    //
-    Newsletter.init()
-
-});
diff --git a/_src/_assets/javascripts/vendor/jquery.ajaxchimp.js b/_src/_assets/javascripts/vendor/jquery.ajaxchimp.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4141e90..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/javascripts/vendor/jquery.ajaxchimp.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,158 +0,0 @@
-/*!
-Mailchimp Ajax Submit
-jQuery Plugin
-Author: Siddharth Doshi
-URL: https://github.com/scdoshi/jquery-ajaxchimp
-
----
-Modified by: Matthias Kretschmann
-- changes to work with our form control feedback styles
-- changes to work with our parsley form validation
----
-
-Use:
-===
-$('#form_id').ajaxchimp(options);
-
-- Form should have one <input> element with attribute 'type=email'
-- Form should have one label element with attribute 'for=email_input_id' (used to display error/success message)
-- All options are optional.
-
-Options:
-=======
-options = {
-    language: 'en',
-    callback: callbackFunction,
-    url: 'http://blahblah.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=5afsdhfuhdsiufdba6f8802&id=4djhfdsh99f'
-}
-
-Notes:
-=====
-To get the mailchimp JSONP url (undocumented), change 'post?' to 'post-json?' and add '&c=?' to the end.
-For e.g. 'http://blahblah.us1.list-manage.com/subscribe/post-json?u=5afsdhfuhdsiufdba6f8802&id=4djhfdsh99f&c=?',
-*/
-
-(function ($) {
-    'use strict';
-
-    $.ajaxChimp = {
-        responses: {
-            'We have sent you a confirmation email'                                             : 0,
-            'Please enter a value'                                                              : 1,
-            'An email address must contain a single @'                                          : 2,
-            'The domain portion of the email address is invalid (the portion after the @: )'    : 3,
-            'The username portion of the email address is invalid (the portion before the @: )' : 4,
-            'This email address looks fake or invalid. Please enter a real email address'       : 5
-        },
-        translations: {
-            'en': null
-        },
-        init: function (selector, options) {
-            $(selector).ajaxChimp(options);
-        }
-    };
-
-    $.fn.ajaxChimp = function (options) {
-        $(this).each(function(i, elem) {
-            var form = $(elem);
-            var email = form.find('input[type=email]');
-            var feedback = form.find('.form-control-feedback');
-            var formgroup = form.find('.input-group');
-
-            var settings = $.extend({
-                'url': form.attr('action'),
-                'language': 'en'
-            }, options);
-
-            var url = settings.url.replace('/post?', '/post-json?').concat('&c=?');
-
-            form.attr('novalidate', 'true');
-            email.attr('name', 'EMAIL');
-
-            form.submit(function () {
-                var msg;
-                function successCallback(resp) {
-                    if (resp.result === 'success') {
-                        msg = 'We have sent you a confirmation email';
-                        formgroup.removeClass('has-error').addClass('has-success');
-                    } else {
-                        formgroup.removeClass('has-success').addClass('has-error');
-                        email.removeClass('parsley-success');
-                        var index = -1;
-                        try {
-                            var parts = resp.msg.split(' - ', 2);
-                            if (parts[1] === undefined) {
-                                msg = resp.msg;
-                            } else {
-                                var i = parseInt(parts[0], 10);
-                                if (i.toString() === parts[0]) {
-                                    index = parts[0];
-                                    msg = parts[1];
-                                } else {
-                                    index = -1;
-                                    msg = resp.msg;
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                        catch (e) {
-                            index = -1;
-                            msg = resp.msg;
-                        }
-                    }
-
-                    // Translate and display message
-                    if (
-                        settings.language !== 'en'
-                        && $.ajaxChimp.responses[msg] !== undefined
-                        && $.ajaxChimp.translations
-                        && $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language]
-                        && $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language][$.ajaxChimp.responses[msg]]
-                    ) {
-                        msg = $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language][$.ajaxChimp.responses[msg]];
-                    }
-                    feedback.html(msg);
-
-                    feedback.show(2000);
-                    if (settings.callback) {
-                        settings.callback(resp);
-                    }
-                }
-
-                var data = {};
-                var dataArray = form.serializeArray();
-                $.each(dataArray, function (index, item) {
-                    data[item.name] = item.value;
-                });
-
-                $.ajax({
-                    url: url,
-                    data: data,
-                    success: successCallback,
-                    dataType: 'jsonp',
-                    error: function (resp, text) {
-                        console.log('mailchimp ajax submit error: ' + text);
-                    }
-                });
-
-                // Translate and display submit message
-                var submitMsg = 'Sending...';
-                if(
-                    settings.language !== 'en'
-                    && $.ajaxChimp.translations
-                    && $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language]
-                    && $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language]['submit']
-                ) {
-                    submitMsg = $.ajaxChimp.translations[settings.language]['submit'];
-                }
-                form.find('.btn')
-                    .addClass('disabled')
-                    .text(submitMsg);
-
-                //feedback.html(submitMsg).show(2000);
-
-                return false;
-            });
-        });
-        return this;
-    };
-})(jQuery);
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-front.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_page-front.scss
index c8abf50..86e9e2d 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-front.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/_page-front.scss
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 .page-front {
     .section--guides,
-    .section--blog,
     .section-testimonials {
         @extend .background--darker;
     }
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-newsletter.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_page-newsletter.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 2df2d58..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_page-newsletter.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-.page-newsletter {
-    .content--page--markdown {
-        padding-top: 0;
-        padding-bottom: 0;
-    }
-
-    .section--newsletter {
-        width: 100vw;
-        position: relative;
-        left: 50%;
-        right: 50%;
-        margin-left: -50vw;
-        margin-right: -50vw;
-        display: flex;
-        align-items: center;
-        min-height: 60vh;
-        background: darken($body-bg, 5%);
-
-        .form-control {
-            border-color: $gray-light;
-
-            &:focus {
-                border-color: #fff;
-            }
-        }
-
-        .btn {
-            @extend .btn-primary;
-        }
-
-        .newsletter__title {
-            color: $brand-main-blue-light;
-        }
-
-        // stylelint-disable selector-max-compound-selectors,max-nesting-depth
-        .form-label,
-        .form-control,
-        .form-control:focus ~ .form-label,
-        .newsletter__text,
-        .newsletter__gdpr {
-            color: $text-color;
-        }
-
-        .newsletter__gdpr {
-            opacity: .6;
-
-            .icon {
-                stroke: $gray-light;
-                color: $gray-light;
-            }
-
-            a {
-                box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 $gray-light;
-
-                &:hover,
-                &:focus {
-                    background: $gray-light;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        // stylelint-enable selector-max-compound-selectors,max-nesting-depth
-    }
-}
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_sections.scss
index 229205a..83f3838 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/_sections.scss
@@ -87,6 +87,4 @@
 //
 @import '_sections/section-cta-whitepaper';
 @import '_sections/section-partners';
-@import '_sections/section-blog';
 @import '_sections/section-getstarted';
-@import '_sections/section-newsletter';
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-blog.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-blog.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index ac574a2..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-blog.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-.article {
-    @include color-overlay;
-    @include transition;
-    background-size: cover;
-    background-position: center;
-    padding: $spacer;
-    border-radius: $border-radius;
-    overflow: hidden;
-    box-shadow: none;
-    display: flex;
-    align-items: center;
-    min-height: 8rem;
-
-    &:hover,
-    &:focus {
-        background-size: cover;
-        background-position: center;
-        box-shadow: 0 2px 5px rgba($brand-main-blue-dark, .2);
-        transform: translateY(-1px);
-    }
-}
-
-.article__title,
-h1.article__title {
-    font-size: $font-size-lg;
-    font-weight: $font-weight-normal;
-    margin: 0;
-    color: #fff;
-    position: relative;
-    z-index: 1;
-}
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-newsletter.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-newsletter.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 2f42bf1..0000000
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/_sections/_section-newsletter.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-
-.section--newsletter {
-    background: $brand-primary;
-    align-items: flex-start;
-
-    .form-group,
-    .grid { margin-bottom: 0; }
-
-    .form-control {
-        border-color: $gray-dark;
-
-        &:focus {
-            border-color: #000;
-        }
-
-        &.parsley-error {
-            border-color: $brand-danger !important; // stylelint-disable-line
-        }
-    }
-
-    .btn {
-        background: $brand-main-blue;
-    }
-
-    .form-label,
-    .form-control,
-    .form-control:focus ~ .form-label {
-        color: $gray-dark;
-    }
-
-    .form-control-feedback {
-        @extend .bold;
-        margin-top: $spacer / 2;
-    }
-
-    .form--newsletter {
-        margin-top: $spacer * 2;
-    }
-
-    .parsley-errors-list {
-        right: auto;
-        left: 0;
-        bottom: -.25rem;
-    }
-}
-
-.newsletter__title {
-    @extend .h5;
-    margin-top: 0;
-    margin-bottom: $spacer / 4;
-}
-
-.newsletter__title,
-.newsletter__text,
-.newsletter__gdpr {
-    color: $gray-dark;
-}
-
-.newsletter__gdpr {
-    opacity: .8;
-
-    .icon {
-        stroke: $brand-main-blue;
-        color: $brand-main-blue;
-    }
-
-    a {
-        box-shadow: inset 0 -1px 0 $brand-main-blue;
-
-        &:hover,
-        &:focus {
-            background: $brand-main-blue;
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain.scss b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain.scss
index 773d6ed..e2e3d42 100644
--- a/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain.scss
+++ b/_src/_assets/styles/bigchain.scss
@@ -64,4 +64,3 @@
 @import 'page-partners';
 @import 'oceanprotocol';
 @import 'page-guide';
-@import 'page-newsletter';
diff --git a/_src/_data/gdpr.yml b/_src/_data/gdpr.yml
index e2bccf2..a7fec32 100644
--- a/_src/_data/gdpr.yml
+++ b/_src/_data/gdpr.yml
@@ -5,11 +5,5 @@ general: >
     We use Formspree & Zapier to send this form and by submitting it, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to Formspree ([Privacy Policy](https://formspree.io/static/PrivacyPolicy.pdf)) & Zapier ([Privacy Policy](https://zapier.com/privacy/)) for processing. Don't want that? Send us an email at contact@bigchaindb.com.
 
 
-newsletter: >
-    We will only use your email to send you our newsletter and by submitting this form you give us permission to do so. You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link of any newsletter you receive from us, deleting your data in the process. For more information visit our [Privacy Policy](/privacy/).
-
-
-    We use MailChimp for our newsletter and by submitting this form, you acknowledge that the information you provide will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their their [Terms](https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/) and [Privacy Policy](https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/).
-
 cookies: >
     By continuing your visit to this site, you accept the use of cookies from Google Analytics so we can improve the site for you.
diff --git a/_src/_includes/form-contact.html b/_src/_includes/form-contact.html
deleted file mode 100644
index c96416f..0000000
--- a/_src/_includes/form-contact.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-
-<form id="form-contact" class="form js-parsley" action="//formspree.io/{{ site.email.contact_formspree }}" method="POST" accept-charset="UTF-8">
-    <p class="form-group">
-        <input class="form-control" type="text" id="name" name="name" required>
-        <label class="form-label" for="name">Your Name</label>
-    </p>
-    <p class="form-group">
-        <input class="form-control" type="email" id="email" name="_replyto" required>
-        <label class="form-label" for="email">Your Email</label>
-    </p>
-    <p class="form-group">
-        <textarea class="form-control" id="comment" name="comment" rows="1" required></textarea>
-        <label class="form-label" for="comment">Your Message</label>
-    </p>
-    <p class="form-group text-dimmed mini">
-        Fields marked with an <span class="required">*</span> are required.
-    </p>
-    <p class="form-group">
-        <input class="btn btn-primary" type="submit" value="Send">
-    </p>
-
-    <div class="alert alert--success animation-slide-in-from-bottom hide">
-        <svg class="alert__icon icon icon-success">
-            <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-check"></use>
-        </svg>
-        <p>
-            <strong class="alert__title">Great to hear you’re interested!</strong>
-            We’ll get in touch soon.
-        </p>
-    </div>
-    <div class="alert alert--danger hide">
-        <svg class="alert__icon icon icon-fail">
-            <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-fail"></use>
-        </svg>
-        <p>
-            <strong class="alert__title">Ops, there was an error</strong>
-            Would you mind trying again?
-        </p>
-    </div>
-
-    <input type="text" name="_gotcha" style="display: none;">
-    <input type="hidden" name="_subject" value="New contact form submission" />
-    <input type="hidden" name="_cc" value="{{ site.email.contact_cc }}" />
-
-    <div class="form__gdpr">
-        <svg class="icon">
-            <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-heart-protect"></use>
-        </svg>
-        <div class="text">
-            {{ site.data.gdpr.general | markdownify }}
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</form>
diff --git a/_src/_includes/form-newsletter.html b/_src/_includes/form-newsletter.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bcebdc..0000000
--- a/_src/_includes/form-newsletter.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-<form id="newsletter"
-    class="form--newsletter js-parsley"
-    action="https://bigchaindb.us9.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=56f2d3da26a7d407177d3fba3&amp;id=0a99a9481e"
-    method="post">
-
-    <div class="form-group has-feedback">
-        <div class="input-group">
-
-            <input class="form-control" type="email" id="email" name="EMAIL" required>
-            <label class="form-label" for="email">Your Email</label>
-
-            <span class="input-group-btn">
-                <button class="btn btn-blue" type="submit" name="button">
-                    Subscribe
-                </button>
-            </span>
-
-            <input type="hidden" name="GDPR" value="yes" />
-        </div>
-
-        <div class="form-control-feedback"></div>
-    </div>
-</form>
diff --git a/_src/_includes/hero.html b/_src/_includes/hero.html
index 1cf419d..94dae23 100644
--- a/_src/_includes/hero.html
+++ b/_src/_includes/hero.html
@@ -10,6 +10,19 @@
         </hgroup>
     </div>
 
+    <aside class="hero__community">
+        <div class="row row--wide">
+            <a class="btn btn-text btn-sm" id="release-link" href="{{ site.social.github.url }}/{{ site.social.github.repo }}/releases/latest" rel="external"><span class="hero__community__label">Latest release</span> <strong class="release" id="release"></strong></a>
+
+            <a class="social-link btn btn-text btn-sm js-social-link" href="{{ site.social.github.url }}/{{ site.social.github.repo }}" title="Star {{ site.social.github.org }}/{{ site.social.github.repo }} on GitHub">
+                <svg class="icon icon--social icon--github" aria-labelledby="title">
+                    <title>GitHub</title>
+                    <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#github"></use>
+                </svg> Star <span class="stars" id="stars"></span>
+            </a>
+        </div>
+    </aside>
+
     <a class="hero__more btn btn-link btn-sm" href="#features" data-scroll>Learn More <svg class="icon icon--caret"><use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-caret"></use></svg></a>
 
 </header>
diff --git a/_src/_includes/sections/section-blog.html b/_src/_includes/sections/section-blog.html
deleted file mode 100644
index a6c9300..0000000
--- a/_src/_includes/sections/section-blog.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<section class="section section--blog ">
-    <div class="row row--wide">
-
-        <header class="section-header">
-            <h1 class="section-title">The BigchainDB Blog</h1>
-            <p class="section-description">Updates, stories and ideas from the people behind BigchainDB.</p>
-        </header>
-
-        <div class="grid grid--full grid-small--half grid-medium--third grid--gutters--small">
-            {% for article in site.articles | limit: 6 %}
-                <div class="grid__col">
-                    <a class="article article--{{ article.title | downcase | truncatewords: 3, '' | replace: ' ', '-' }}" href="{{ article.link }}" style="background-image: url('{{ article.image }}');">
-
-                        <h1 class="article__title">
-                            {{ article.title }}
-                        </h1>
-                    </a>
-                </div>
-            {% endfor %}
-        </div>
-
-        <p class="text-center">
-            <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="{{ site.social.medium.url }}">Go to blog</a>
-        </p>
-
-    </div>
-</section>
diff --git a/_src/_includes/sections/section-newsletter.html b/_src/_includes/sections/section-newsletter.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 33113e3..0000000
--- a/_src/_includes/sections/section-newsletter.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-
-<section class="section section--newsletter">
-    <div class="row row--wide">
-
-        <div class="grid grid--full grid-medium--half grid--gutters grid--center">
-            <div class="grid__col">
-                <h1 class="newsletter__title">
-                    {% if page.newsletter.title %}
-                        {{ page.newsletter.title }}
-                    {% else %}
-                        Get updates delivered to your inbox
-                    {% endif %}
-                </h1>
-                <p class="newsletter__text">
-                    {% if page.newsletter.text %}
-                        {{ page.newsletter.text }}
-                    {% else %}
-                        No more than one email per month. We're busy too.
-                    {% endif %}
-                </p>
-
-                 {% include form-newsletter.html %}
-            </div>
-            <div class="grid__col">
-
-                <div class="form__gdpr newsletter__gdpr">
-                    <svg class="icon">
-                        <use xlink:href="/assets/img/sprite.svg#icon-heart-protect"></use>
-                    </svg>
-                    <div class="text">
-                        {{ site.data.gdpr.newsletter | markdownify }}
-                    </div>
-                </div>
-
-            </div>
-        </div>
-    </div>
-</section>
diff --git a/_src/_layouts/page.html b/_src/_layouts/page.html
index 50240bc..5d798e0 100644
--- a/_src/_layouts/page.html
+++ b/_src/_layouts/page.html
@@ -20,5 +20,4 @@ layout: base
 
 {% if page.path contains "whitepaper" %}
     {% include sections/section-whitepaper-download.html %}
-    {% include sections/section-newsletter.html %}
 {% endif %}
diff --git a/_src/_plugins/blog.rb b/_src/_plugins/blog.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index bbd7af1..0000000
--- a/_src/_plugins/blog.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-# http://stackoverflow.com/a/27850727/733677
-
-require 'open-uri'
-require 'rss'
-require 'simple-rss'
-
-module Jekyll
-
-    # Runs during jekyll build
-    class RssFeedCollector < Generator
-    safe true
-    priority :high
-    def generate(site)
-
-        rss_items = SimpleRSS.parse open('https://blog.bigchaindb.com/feed/')
-
-        # Create a new on-the-fly Jekyll collection called "articles"
-        jekyll_items = Jekyll::Collection.new(site, 'articles')
-        site.collections['articles'] = jekyll_items
-
-        # Add fake virtual documents to the collection
-        rss_items.items.each do |item|
-            title = item.title
-            link = item.link
-
-            # Medium hack: get first image in content, then get smaller image size
-            image = item.content_encoded[/img.*?src="(.*?)"/i,1].gsub(/max\/(.*)\//, "max/500/")
-
-            path = '_articles/' + title.to_s.gsub(':','_') + '.md'
-            path = site.in_source_dir(path)
-            doc = Jekyll::Document.new(path, site: site, collection: jekyll_items)
-            doc.data['title'] = title
-            doc.data['link'] = link
-            doc.data['image'] = image
-            jekyll_items.docs << doc
-        end
-        rescue
-            puts "Could not parse blog feed. Are you offline?"
-        end
-    end
-
-end
diff --git a/_src/contact.html b/_src/contact.html
index 2396b96..44a5039 100644
--- a/_src/contact.html
+++ b/_src/contact.html
@@ -9,17 +9,17 @@ js: page-contact.min.js
 
 <section class="section section-contactform">
 
-                <div class="h-card contactlist">
-                    <p><strong class="p-name p-org">{{ site.address.company }}</strong></p>
+    <div class="h-card contactlist">
+        <p><strong class="p-name p-org">{{ site.address.company }}</strong></p>
 
-                    <div class="p-adr">
-                        <p class="p-street-address">{{ site.address.street }}</p>
-                        <p><span class="p-postal-code">{{ site.address.zip }}</span> <span class="p-locality">{{ site.address.city }}</span></p>
-                        <p class="p-country-name">{{ site.address.country }}</p>
-                    </div>
+        <div class="p-adr">
+            <p class="p-street-address">{{ site.address.street }}</p>
+            <p><span class="p-postal-code">{{ site.address.zip }}</span> <span class="p-locality">{{ site.address.city }}</span></p>
+            <p class="p-country-name">{{ site.address.country }}</p>
+        </div>
+
+        <p><a class="u-url" href="{{ site.url }}">{{ site.url | remove: 'https://' }}</a></p>
+        <p><a class="u-email" href="mailto:{{ site.email.contact }}">{{ site.email.contact }}</a></p>
+    </div>
 
-                    <p><a class="u-url" href="{{ site.url }}">{{ site.url | remove: 'https://' }}</a></p>
-                    <p><a class="u-email" href="mailto:{{ site.email.contact }}">{{ site.email.contact }}</a></p>
-                 </div>
-    
 </section>
diff --git a/_src/developers/getstarted.html b/_src/developers/getstarted.html
index f56c64d..49021a4 100644
--- a/_src/developers/getstarted.html
+++ b/_src/developers/getstarted.html
@@ -367,5 +367,3 @@ conn.postTransactionCommit(txSigned)
     </div>
 
 </section>
-
-{% include sections/section-newsletter.html %}
diff --git a/_src/newsletter.md b/_src/newsletter.md
deleted file mode 100644
index ad25472..0000000
--- a/_src/newsletter.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-layout: page
-
-title: Newsletter
-tagline: Stay in the loop about all things BigchainDB
-description: Subscribe to our newsletter and stay in the loop about all things BigchainDB.
----
-
-{% include sections/section-newsletter.html %}
diff --git a/_src/privacy.md b/_src/privacy.md
index bcae718..3907007 100644
--- a/_src/privacy.md
+++ b/_src/privacy.md
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@ If you want to contribute to the project, you must complete our [Contributor Lic
 ​
 If you want to sign the CLA form or contact us without using these forms, you can email {{ site.email.gdpr }}.
 
-We use MailChimp for our newsletter, and the information you submit via our newsletter subscription form will be transferred to MailChimp for processing in accordance with their [Terms](https://mailchimp.com/legal/terms/) and [Privacy Policy](https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/).
-
 ### BigchainDB Test Network
 
 Use of the BigchainDB Test Network available under [testnet.bigchaindb.com](https://testnet.bigchaindb.com) is subject to its own [Terms](https://testnet.bigchaindb.com/terms-network). Creating an account and using it submits your entered information to 3Scale according to their [Terms](https://www.3scale.net/terms-and-conditions/) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.redhat.com/en/about/privacy-policy).
diff --git a/docs/forms.md b/docs/forms.md
index 2f8f5d3..f88f62c 100644
--- a/docs/forms.md
+++ b/docs/forms.md
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ We have multiple forms collecting and processing data throughout the whole site
 
 Form          | Actions
 ------------  |-------------
-`/newsletter` | send data to MailChimp and subscribe to newsletter list (double opt-in)
-`/contact`    | send data to CC emails, Slack message
 `/cla`        | 2 different forms, send data to CC emails
 
-Initial form sending, except for newsletter, is handled via formspree.io with a Gold account. As form submissions arrive there, Formspree sends out the received data to the email addresses setup as CC in [our site config](../_config.yml).
+Initial form sending is handled via formspree.io with a Gold account. As form submissions arrive there, Formspree sends out the received data to the email addresses setup as CC in [our site config](../_config.yml).
 
 Submissions are processed further like so:
 
@@ -17,7 +15,3 @@ _Formspree -> Zapier Email Parser -> Zapier -> Slack & Google Sheets_
 The Zapier email parser is a special mailbox provided by Zapier which receives form submissions from Formspree, parses the content of those emails and extracts data fields out of it. The parser as a source then provides the structured data to our Zapier tasks.
 
 The Slack message never contains personally identifiable information. Name and email are not transmitted.
-
-## Newsletter
-
-Newsletter submissions are sent directly to MailChimp via their undocumented `jsonp` functionality, NOT the MailChimp API. We use a local copy of [ajaxChimp](https://github.com/scdoshi/jquery-ajaxchimp) to send the data. Library is old and jQuery but it just works across a wide range of browsers, even older ones.